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Seated figure with hands on knees

OriginManabí , Ecuador
Date500 BCE-300 CE
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 24.1 x 17.2 cm (9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
DescriptionJama Coaque Phase standing figure, Manabí Region, Ecuador, Regional Developmental Period, with hands resting on knees. The hands also hold a coca paraphernalia and there is coca in the cheeks. The figure wears large ear spools with gold paint, nose ornament, necklace, and breastplate. As well there are bands on the wrists and legs and the elaborate headdress has appliquéd decoration.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.201
Classifications
Ancestral Abiayala
Sub-classification
Andean
Status
On view
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